Reduced Sand is pale, warm-toned shade of orange. It is better contrasting with black. This color combines beautifully with blue cyan, mid magenta or green cyan
| Inverse Color | #111a25 |
| Complementary Color | #d9e2ee |
| Color Shade: | orange (33° hue) |
| Color Temperature: | warm |
| Lightness: | 89.41% (better contrasting with black) |
If you're looking for a similar orange shade, there are some better alternatives to Reduced Sand Color. The Practical Tan color for instance is a darker and a bit more vibrant option, however this color has a warm red bias. Consider a darker and more saturated alternative called Warm Croissant (#e4ceb5) for more energetic effect. Try Loofah as it also a bit more vibrant and energetic.
#d9e2ee is the best complementary color to Reduced Sand. Blue cyan shades generally complement the orange hues best as they are found on the opposite end of the color wheel. The most popular #eee5da complementary color is Botticelli, as it offers maximum contrast and grab the viewer's attention.
The analogous palette of mid red, orange, and mid yellow colors offers a soft combination of similar warm shades. The analogous colors of Bizarre are #eedbd9 and #eceed9. Thus found on the left and right of #eee5da on the color wheel with a 30° gap. Consider matching Bizarre and White Rock colors as they work well with Reduced Sand.
The split-complementary Reduced Sand palette consists of #dad9ee and #d9ecee colors. They can be found 30° apart on either side of the complementary color (#d9e2ee). Try Snuff and Swans Down colors in combination with #eee5da, as they are not as contrasting as a complementary color, hence, giving more hue variety to make your design stand out.
The triadic palette of #eee5da offers a combination of violet and green cyan shades and equally high contrast between the three of them. Find triadic colors at the 120° distance from the Reduced Sand. Thus Snuff and Swans Down giving maximum hue separation to use all three together.
The square color palette of Reduced Sand contains three additional colors. Thus, complementary Botticelli, Zanah, and Prim split by 90° on the color wheel. #eee5da square combo is a palette of orange, mid green, blue cyan and mid magenta shades that work together well.
The tetradic palette is a bit more complex than the square and has more of a rectangle shape. Reduced Sand tetradic combo consists of blue cyan complementary color (#d9e2ee) and two others. The Swans Down is positioned 120° clockwise from the primary color and Prim – 120° from the complementary Botticelli. This palette is not recommended to use as-is. Try to tweak the saturation and brightness of #d9eee5 and #eed9e2.
In a RGB color space, hex #eee5da is made of 35% red, 33% green and 32% blue. In a HSL mode Reduced Sand has a hue angle of 33°, a saturation of 37.04% and a lightness of 89.41%. In a CMYK space (used in printing only), hex #eee5da is made of 0% cyan, 3.53% magenta, 7.84% yellow and 6.67% black ink.
| HEX | #eee5da |
| RGB Decimal | rgb(238,229,218) |
| RGB Percentage | 35%, 33%, 32% |
| CMYK | 0, 3.53, 7.84, 6.67 |
| HSL | hsl(33,37.04%,89.41%) |
| HSV (or HSB) | hsv(33,8.4%,93.33%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(91.3598,1.1904,6.4328) |
| XYZ | xyz(75.9341,79.2777,77.6296) |